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May 2012

May 24, 2012

outside church

Where's the light? Where's the color? Where's the happiness? Where's the love?

May 23, 2012

radical now common sense later

I've made some pretty radical moves in my day. The latest one was when I...

May 23, 2012

church like banks

For those of you who might have missed it, I posted another One Minute Message...

May 21, 2012

spiritually displaced is not unspiritual

Last week I wrote a post on spiritual refugees (people who have left the church...

May 21, 2012

for sale

May 18, 2012

guest post: Syl’s story

This is the caliber of some of my readers. Syl responded to me by email...

May 17, 2012

are you a spiritual refugee?

A refugee is, by definition, a person who, owing to a well-founded fear of being...

May 14, 2012

tranquilizer

This is very much in line with my popular cartoon last week God at Gunpoint....

May 12, 2012

park and drive

Drawing this one was a very emotional experience for me. She is me. Is she...

May 10, 2012

spirituality outside of church

It is possible and I would even say necessary to have a spirituality outside of...

April 2012

April 25, 2012

Pastor Jesus

April 23, 2012

caution christians falling

April 21, 2012

an unfortunate equation

April 16, 2012

the love trap

When we invite people into our communities and promise them that they will experience true...

April 10, 2012

a pretty great commission

Years ago when I was going to plant a church someone told me that all...

April 02, 2012

god is now here now there

"have them make a sanctuary for me, and I will dwell among them" (Exodus 25:8)...

March 2012

March 28, 2012

find and seek

MY ART & CARTOONS MY BOOKS

March 05, 2012

3 essentials for healthy church

The cartoon I posted this morning, "Exit Interview", provoked quite a bit of discussion here...

March 05, 2012

exit interview

Churches and pastors can be pretty possessive. I've talked with so many people who've been...

March 03, 2012

the trinity argues about church

My books are available on Kindle!

February 2012

February 29, 2012

the churchless child

Check out my books that are full of cartoons. Own the original drawing of this cartoon!...

February 20, 2012

the church is committing suicide

The church is killing itself. By two means: It isn't letting new life in. It...

February 15, 2012

10 reasons why i love the church

I know this comes as a shock to many of you. I call myself a...

February 10, 2012

founder Jesus

What are the similarities between Jesus and the church? What are the differences? Who is...

February 07, 2012

church enmeshed

I was talking with my counselor yesterday. (Yes, I'm going through therapy like anyone going...

January 2012

January 30, 2012

3 pillars of the faith topple

The church needs to brace itself for the growing onslaught against the three pillars of...

January 30, 2012

complimentary rule book

I've been given this book. I've given it. I've encountered it when I broke one...

January 27, 2012

sleeping in church

This doesn't mean I'm for entertaining to keep us awake. But I have to tell...

January 27, 2012

leaving the church

Also, I have a request: I want to make my two books, "nakedpastor101" and "Without...

January 25, 2012

pitfalls after leaving the church

I would never want to claim I have my act together. I don't. And I...